Legal Opinion
Shell Development Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 7, 1945No. Civ. A. No. 424PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, District Judge.
In Interference No. 78,016 Visser v. Mor-rell, the award went to Morrell — Patent No. 2,169,809, now assigned to defendant.
Plaintiff brought this action under R.S. § 4915, 35 U.S.C.A. § 63, to authorize the issuance of a patent on application of Gerardus H. Visser, Serial No. 150,544, assigned to plaintiff. Defendant moved to dismiss the action on the ground of non-joinder of an indispensable party, Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Ltd., a British corporation. The rights of Anglo-Iranian in the Morrell patent stem from two agreements, Universal Alkylation Agreement and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- Tilghman v. ProctorSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. General Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- General Talking Pictures Corp. v. Western Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Rude v. WestcottSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Standard Oil Company v. MontedisonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1980
- Shell Development Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
- Shell Development Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1945
- Houdry Process Corp. v. Universal Oil Products Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1949
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1954
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